I have similar reservations about pulling the trigger on the ST60. I know its the best and smartest choice but I don't want to constantly worry about IR. Especially since I tend to watch a lot of ESPN or other programming that has static logos. Plus, I tend to pause live/recorded TV for up to 30 minutes or so while I take care of things around the house, chase my young daughter around or simply so I can fast forward through commercials later. I would go with an LED but I haven't been able to find a good enough deal or actual TV to justify the extra cost/benefit.

Which makes me wonder, is there any sort of screen saver or thing owners do when pausing the TV for extended periods?

I already owned a ST60 and returned it because of IR. I was offered an incredible deal on the 60es7500. Paid less for it then the retail price of a 60ST60. I do not think I would have chosen any other LED below that model expecpt maybe a 7100 series Sasmung but even then I would have had my reservations but you are right, for the price there is no LED that can really give you the pq of the ST60. Would I have paid full retail for a es7500, no way. I would have just kept the ST60 and probably lived with the IR. I do think LED's are way over priced but I will tell you if you can find a good deal on a es7500 and want an LED the TV looks great. They actually have a pretty good price on Amazon right now for this TV. The blacks are great and the local dimming works great to preseve blacks at night. In the daytime blacks on the es7500 appear better then the ST60.

Whenever I am away from my TV I think about selling it and trying another ST60. Then I get home and watch TV and say what a great picture on this thing, but I think about all the plasma lovers here and at cnet that have convinced us that our LED TVs should not be giving us the great picture that I believe it does. lol

Anyway, I know with my DirectTV box if you pause it will throw upo a screensaver after a certain amount of time.

Anyway, I know with my DirectTV box if you pause it will throw upo a screensaver after a certain amount of time.

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Pretty obvious but just turn the TV off.

Who wants to do that? That might be the best option I guess. I have Tivo and it doesn't have a screen saver that I know of and it times out to live TV after 30 minutes or stays paused for longer if the show is recorded. The only time when turning off the TV may not be good is if each tuner is being used and can't record what I paused. Oh well, small annoyance and no deal breaker that's for sure. I was just curious if the ST60 had a screen saver, considering plasma's risk of IR it would make sense.

Who wants to do that? That might be the best option I guess. I have Tivo and it doesn't have a screen saver that I know of and it times out to live TV after 30 minutes or stays paused for longer if the show is recorded. The only time when turning off the TV may not be good is if each tuner is being used and can't record what I paused. Oh well, small annoyance and no deal breaker that's for sure. I was just curious if the ST60 had a screen saver, considering plasma's risk of IR it would make sense.

I have a tivo and turn my set off if it is going to be more than a couple of minutes, I think that is a miss by Tivo honestly not Panasonic

With the TV on, hold volume down on the TV and press info 3 times on the remote, press 2 and OK on the remote, highlight the box right of the PTCT box and press mute on the remote for 3 seconds. Press and hold power on the TV until it turns off to exit the SM.

Bob, I would love more info myself - I got what I thought was a killer deal (still not delivered yet) but yours seems to have taken the cake

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Me too. please. I'd like to have talk to guys at my BB.

My deal won't be something you can negotiate, it was the result of a SNAFU at BB. Since so many are asking for the details, here they are:

I went into the Magnolia store after reading here that those guys can "deal" a bit more than the flunkies on the main floor and I got a price match to an online price ($120 discount off the "sale" price at that time). They didn't have any in stock so it was supposed to be 7 - 10 days for delivery.

Next they rounded up a set and my sales guy had it pulled from another location and brought to the store where I made the purchase; delivery was scheduled for the following Tuesday (day after Memorial day) between 3 & 5 PM. Then while I was at lunch on that Tuesday I get a call that the delivery was delayed because the delivery crew failed to get my set on the truck and they could give me maybe another $50 or $100 off. I pitched a fit on the phone and said they had to get the set out that afternoon as originally promised; that I had taken off from work to be there to accept delivery. The call dropped (or I was hung up on), so I started driving to the store to fuss in person.

When I was almost there, a store manager called me and I explained that I was ticked off, had taken off work, and was almost to the store and to top it off, the guy who called me previously may have hung up on me. She then started to tell me that they didn't have any of these TVs anywhere and I explained that this was incorrect, that my sales person had worked a deal with a Geek Squad member to bring one back from another store and that it was indeed in the store because my sales guy had helped unload it. She told me to ask for her when I got to the store.

I went to the service desk after finding no one available in the Magnolia section and she came up to see me. She explained that she was trying to get a Geek Squad unit to deliver my set, but the manager of GS wasn't available to approve it and the best she could do was get me delivery that coming Sunday. I fumed, and told her that if I had to wait I wanted them to bring me the VT60 instead and I would give them an additional $400 - $500 over what I had already paid. She said that she couldn't work as good a deal on the VT or the Samsung F8500 as she could on the ST because the others were more or less "price protected" by the manufacturer. So I relented and said I wanted my ST60 that day or they could give me $100 per day of delay. She offered me $400 off, which I thought about, and since it was so close to the amount I asked for, I agreed.

I'm very happy with the set thus far even though I've only been watching it for about 4 days now, and especially with the price I got.

I just got my 60ST60 yesterday (coming from a F8500) and have been running slides ever since, and I’m wondering if this is normal:

I have a strip about 1.5” thick on the right side of my screen that is slightly darker than whatever slide is being played. Can’t really see it on the green, red, and blue slides, but you can on everything else. On the whiter slides, there is a hint of pink in this area as well.

I just got my 60ST60 yesterday (coming from a F8500) and have been running slides ever since, and I’m wondering if this is normal:

I have a strip about 1.5” thick on the right side of my screen that is slightly darker than whatever slide is being played. Can’t really see it on the green, red, and blue slides, but you can on everything else. On the whiter slides, there is a hint of pink in this area as well.

It’s harder to see in the pics, but here are a couple…

[edit- these pics turned out bad, 1 min...]

I have this too. I think a lot of us with ST60s have the same line on the right side of the screen..I noticed it while running slides, but have never noticed it since. Definitely doesn't show up while viewing regular content. This seems to be kind of a plasma "thing". My Samsung C8000 plasma had the exact same line on the right side... Which also was not noticeable while viewing regular content.

I just got my 60ST60 yesterday (coming from a F8500) and have been running slides ever since, and I’m wondering if this is normal:

I have a strip about 1.5” thick on the right side of my screen that is slightly darker than whatever slide is being played. Can’t really see it on the green, red, and blue slides, but you can on everything else. On the whiter slides, there is a hint of pink in this area as well.

It’s harder to see in the pics, but here are a couple…

[edit- these pics turned out bad, 1 min...]

No need to post pics. It's been reported over a dozen times. I wouldn't necessarily call it normal, but it is the way the product is manufactured. Pretty sure most sets have it. Some say they don't notice it, I question their eye sight...

The advise I've followed is to turn on the TV first. Wait a few seconds, then turn on the AVR (which you shouldn't be using while you are trying to fix this problem. Third, turn on the source device, in this case your cable box.

RandyWalters has first hand experience with this problem. I've never had the problem, but I have a setup that's similar to what Bob and I have recommended to you. I'm running disk players and a Comcast box through our AVR using HDMI without handshake problems.

So I demo'd my system for a friend today (wanted to hear the surround sound), then immediately switched to the cable box (still going through the receiver at this point), and all of a sudden the ST60 said it had no signal (to the cable box), even though the cable box was never turned on or even changed channels on. I turned the cable box off and then back on and that fixed it.

I have this too. I think a lot of us with ST60s have the same line on the right side of the screen..I noticed it while running slides, but have never noticed it since. Definitely doesn't show up while viewing regular content. This seems to be kind of a plasma "thing". My Samsung C8000 plasma had the exact same line on the right side... Which also was not noticeable while viewing regular content.

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No need to post pics. It's been reported over a dozen times. I wouldn't necessarily call it normal, but it is the way the product is manufactured. Pretty sure most sets have it. Some say they don't notice it, I question their eye sight...

Thanks guys

I watched a few minutes of Uverse last night to quickly see how the ST60 compared to the F8500 in the PQ department. I was expecting to take a hit, but was pleased to find that everything still looked really good . The main thing for me is buzzing. The F8500 buzzed above listening levels from my viewing seat and it was really a deal breaker for me, and I'm glad to report that the buzzing from the ST60 is nonexistent compared to the F8500. If there is a buzz from my viewing position, the buzz from my refrigerator is completely overpowering it.

I will mimic some members here that think there is some kind of motion processing going on even when the motion smoother was turned off. I kept checking to make sure it was off. I don't think this will bother me though.

The Denon 3806 was an unused demo from a model year close out for $590. The Denon 3312 was an end of model year sale at Amazon for 50% off ($550). It's possible to get very good AVRs if you pick your spots. There is no need to get the latest models at full price.

The advise I've followed is to turn on the TV first. Wait a few seconds, then turn on the AVR (which you shouldn't be using while you are trying to fix this problem. Third, turn on the source device, in this case your cable box.

RandyWalters has first hand experience with this problem. I've never had the problem, but I have a setup that's similar to what Bob and I have recommended to you. I'm running disk players and a Comcast box through our AVR using HDMI without handshake problems.

So I demo'd my system for a friend today (wanted to hear the surround sound), then immediately switched to the cable box (still going through the receiver at this point), and all of a sudden the ST60 said it had no signal (to the cable box), even though the cable box was never turned on or even changed channels on. I turned the cable box off and then back on and that fixed it.

I don't suppose that helps the troubleshooting process any?

Nope. All it does is demonstrate that glitches can happen when you switch sources on the fly.

I also think our eyes adjust to the picture over time. If you are coming from an LCD ,especially if you are used to torch mode, it can take a while to appriciate what an accurate and natural picture looks like. Of course the accuracy depends completely on your settings.

If you have dnice settings go back and forth a few times between those and vivid or standard while watching hockey. If you watch those cooler color settings for a minute when you go back to custom it will look too warm but once you adjust to it you realize how much closer to accurate it is.

I can't wait to get a proper calibration so I can have a truly accurate picture.

Yeah I never used vivid or torch mode. I was on warm settings.

That being said, maybe my eyes are adjusting to a duller white than lcd...but it sure looks brighter than it did the first few days I had it.

I received some private Messages regarding my Gamma Settings: Here the are:

I have a 50inch ST60 Europe model, and here are 2 of my Gamma Settings.

The Picture is brighter in reality, so the darker Picture on this pics look like a too much black, but that is because of the camera. In reality the Out of the Box Setting is too bright in the darker Areas.

The stripes on the last Picture is on the movie film, not from the tv.